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10-hour fire hits BOC building
Evelyn Macairan, Marc Jayson Cayabyab February 24, 2019 - https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/02/24/1896187/10-hour-fire-hits-boc...

MANILA, Philippines — A fire raged for 10 hours and gutted a building of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) before it was put out yesterday morning.

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire that reached fifth alarm started at around 9 p.m. Friday and was put out at past 7 a.m. the next day.

The Importance of Psychological Safety Precautions in Maritime
Dimitrios Lyrakos 2019-02-23 https://maritime-executive.com/blog/the-importance-of-psychological-safe...

Saudi-Chinese pact to enhance maritime industry
February 23, 2019 http://www.arabnews.com/node/1457101/saudi-arabia

JEDDAH: Minister of Transport and Chairman of the Public Transport Authority Dr. Nabeel Al-Amoudi, said that the agreement on cooperation in maritime transport between Saudi Arabia and China aims at enhancing the maritime transport industry.

Japan to continue training PH maritime instructors
Aerol John Pateña February 21, 2019 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062544

MANILA -- Japan will continue giving training courses to maritime instructors, in line with its commitment to support the improvement of maritime education and training in the Philippines.

Protests grow against Korea’s mega yard merger
Jason Jiang February 22nd, 2019 https://splash247.com/protests-grow-against-koreas-mega-yard-merger/

Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) plan to take over Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is hitting a bump with strong opposition from both shipyards’ worker’s unions.

PINOY MARINO RIGHTS: A seafarer as a Mama’s boy and psychological incapacity
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO |February 20,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/218077/pinoy-marino-rights-a-seafarer...

A marriage may have failed because a seafarer acted as a mama’s boy, but it cannot be declared void ab initio on the ground of psychological incapacity.

Sailors’ Society Responds To Shocking Image Of Seafarer’s Suicide
February 20, 2019 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/sailors-society-responds-to-...

Sandra Welch, the deputy CEO of Sailors’ Society, a charity which supports seafarers, said, “This tragic image is a wake-up call to the maritime industry.

Bangladeshi cargo ship capsizes in sea near West Bengal's 24 Parganas district
Feb 22, 2019

Bangladeshi cargo ship capsizes in sea near West Bengal's 24 Parganas district. Watch this video to know more.

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Maersk Shares Sink As Trade War Looms
Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters) February 21, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/maersk-shares-sink-as-trade-war-looms/?utm_campaign...

The world’s largest container shipping company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, warned trade headwinds would slow growth this year, sending its shares down 10 percent on Thursday.

Seafarers and hernia
Dennis Gorecho - February 21, 2019 https://www.panaynews.net/seafarers-and-hernia/

HERNIA is one of the more common seafarer’s illnesses as lifting heavy weight is a normal part of daily routine on board the vessel.

A five-year study by Dr. Nicomedes Cruz, a Manila-based surgeon, of the causes of medical repatriation among Filipino seafarers revealed that inguinal hernia ranked fifth as the most common illness out of the 5,315 seafarers studied.